Apparatus for making candle holders



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Filed June 29, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet .3

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1936 FOR MAKING CANDLE HOLDERS I APPARATUS PATENT OFFICE v Leo Weiss, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application June 29, 1934, Serial No. 133,068

; 13 Claims.

'candle holders.

a The object of theinvention is the production f o'f apparatus for producing aribbon'of plastic ""--materia1,. like icing and positioning the said'masocket portion of a wire frame.

7 second objectof the invention relates to apparatus for producing ribbons from plastic ma- 0 "terial contained in a reservoir, and maintaining -,teria1 inthe form of a'fiower around the'helical the material outof contact withtheair until the ribbon has beenformed.

Thethird object is the production .of' a ribbon of plasticmaterial, which hardens with exposure 15"?to the air,{and discharging said ribbonfrom a Q "nozzle atihigh speed. i The fourth objectis the production of cylinders having'reciprocating pistons and piston rods for plastic material, said material to a certain extent ZOihuggingsaid piston rods and thereby enhancing the speed of discharge of said material fromthe The'sixth object of theinvention is the produc-' tion of 'apparatus for the discharge of plastic material'and means of sealingsaid materialwith water or water vapor when the apparatus is not idoperatio'nj p In the drawings Fig. 1 represents a top. plan view in partial section of the apparatus for mak- I larged section of Fig. 'l on the line 22;' Fig. 2a sho-wsa partial left hand side view of Fig. 2; Fig. 3'representsan enlarged section of Fig. 1 on the H linel 3 3;"Fig. 4 indicatesa section onthe line} ""4-g-4 of Fig. 3 on a reduced scaleyFig. '5 shows a.

left hand side view partly insection of a portion of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 indicates fan enlarged fragmentary portion of 'the' discharge nozzle of Fig.3;

-Fig. 7 sh ws a section of Fig. 6, on the line 11;'

; Fig. 8 indicates a sectionona reducedscale of .Fig. '3 on the line 8"8;' Fig. 9 shows aj section on a reduced scale ofFig; 3 on the line 9-9; Fig. 10'

" "represents a diagrammatic. View of one train of j gears indicated in Fig. 9'; Fig.11 showsja dia- 'grammatic View 'of a second train of gears of Fig. 9; Fig.1l2is. an enlarged vertical sectional'elevation of a fragmentary portion of Fig. 3; Fig. 13

shows a section of ,FigClZ on the line'l3l3;

; indicates a fragmentary portion of Fig. 3 4 55 infull lines;"Fi'g'. 15 represents an enlargedside invention relates to apparatus for making ing the candle holders; 2 shows a partial enview of a fragmentary portion of Fig. 1; Fig. 16 shows a top view of Fig. 15; Fig. 17 indicates a section on an enlarged scale of a portion of Fig. 1; Fig. 18 shows an enlarged elevation of a complete candleholder; Fig. 19 is a top view of Fig. 18; Fig. 20 represents a section of Fig. 19 on the line 20-20; Fig. 21 indicates an elevation of the wire frame holder; Fig. 22 shows a section of Fig. 18 on the line 2222; Figs. 23, 24 and 25 diagrammaticallyindicate different steps in producing the flower of the candleholder.

Referring to Figs. 1, 3 and 17 the reservoir for the material to be handled which may be icing or other semi-fluid or plastic material is indicated with its appurtenances and is designated in its entirety by the numeral 200. The reservoir comprises the front wall 20I having the elongated discharge opening 202. The said reservoir is also shown with the rear wall 203 and the bottom wall 204. A hinged cover 205 is provided with an absorbent sheet of material 206. A spring latch 201 'detachably locks the cover 205 in place. A toggle joint comprising the links 208 is interposed between the body portion of the reservoir and its cover 205.

A supporting bracket is designed in its entirety by the numeral 210. The bracket 2l0 comprises the body portion 2l2 having longitudinal openings 2| 3, and is provided with the feet 2 M, which are supported upon and fastened to the main platform 25. From the body portion 212 extends the vertical front Wall H6, and side walls 211 connect the body portion 212 and the wall 2| 6. The wall 2| 6 has integral therewith a pair of journal hubs one of which is shown at 222. A journal hub 223 is also integral with the front Wall 2l6. In the body portion 212 are openings 224. It will be noted that the reservoir 200 is supported upon the wall 2 l6.

An initial bending device is designated in its entirety by the numeral 225. The device 225 comprises a pair of shafts one of which is shown at 221. The said shafts are supported in the hubs 222. From the shafts 221 depend the arms 228, which at their lower ends are connected by the angle iron guide 229 having the guide slots 230. To one of the shafts 221 is fastened the crank arm 232 and the latter has pivoted thereto the link 233, which is moved by means not shown. In the body portion 2 l2 are journaled a plurality of guide spindles 235, having the guide slots 235, one for each of the wires 55, 56, 51 and 58 operated upon. To each of the spindles 235 is fastened a spur gear 240. Shearing bushings 24 I, for'shearing means not shown, having the shearing ends 24|a are tightly secured in the openings 224. 7

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, a bending device I is designated in its entirety by the numeral 242.

The bending device comprises a pair of journal brackets 243, which extend up from the mam platform 25. A shaft 245 has its ends journaled in the journal brackets 243. A large spur gear 246 is fastened to the shaft 245 and has integral therewith the clutch member 241. A spur gear 248 is carried on the shaft 245 and has integral therewith the clutch member 249, which is adapt ed to engage the clutch member 241. A spring 250 encircles the shaft 245 and bears between the journal bracket 243 and the spur gear 248. A pair of journal brackets 252 extend up from the platform 25 and have journaled therein the shaft the said arms is journaled the bending shaft 266.

To one end of the shaft 260 is fastened the arm 261 which latter has journaled thereto the roller 268. A grooved cam 210 on the shaft. 211 coacts therewith a bracket 216.

with the roller 258. The said rack bar 255 is vertically reciprocated' by means notv shown. With the upward movements of the'rack bar 2155, the spur gear 248 turns and thereby the large spur gear 246 transmits rotation to the spur gears 2.40. With the rotations of the spur gears 248 the guide spindles 235 are turned. Equal lengths of the wires 55,, 56, 51 and 58 enter the shearing bushings 241 and are pushed therethrough by "means not shown.

When the wires leave the spindle 235, the bending shaft 266 has previously been positioned below the' guide spindles 235. While the lengths of wires are pushed forwardly, the bending shaft 266 moves upwardly and bends the wires to 58 as indicated in dotted; lines in Fig. 3. The said bending occurs at the inner ends of the slots 235. V

In the body portion H2 is indicated the slide plate 215, which at its front end has integral The said bracket has formed therewith a plurality of cup. shaped housings 211, each of which is provided with the open ing 218 in its vertical wall and the T shaped opena ing 219 having the wall 280 and the guide walls 28! in its roof which join with the opening 218. A link 282 is pivoted to the slide plate 215. The link 282 is actuated by means not shown, to horizontally reciprocate the slide plate 215..

Referring to Figs. 18 to 22 the wire frame 288 of the candle holder 281 is shown to comprise the helical socket portion 293 from which extends the shankidi. When the slide plate 215 positions the housings 211 with their openings 218 around the forward ends of the spindles 235; the walls 280 are in line with the inner ends of the slots 236, and the wires are further bent to 'vertical positions. While the walls 289 are bending the wires upwardly, they also position said wires in the guide slots 230. When the housings 211 with their walls 280 reach'the end of their stroke in a direction opposite the arrow A, Fig. 3, the angle iron guide 229 begins to horizontally reciprocate, and initially bends the wires around the forward ends of the spindles 235. The guide plate 229 in this instance bends a pair of the wires in one direction and during the opposite movement of the plate 229 releases the said Wires and bends another pairof wires in an opposite direc- .tion. At the same time each pair of the spindles Referring to Figs.

entirety by the numeral 300.

the gear 3l5.

235 are rotating at a speed slower than the reciprocations of the plate 229 in directions opposite to the bending. of the wires: The purpose of the steps just described is to reduce the power required to form the helical socket portions 290 of the frames 288.

As the spindles 235 turn the slide plate 215 simultaneously moves forwardly in the direction 7 of the arrow A. The vertical legs of the wires bear against one of the walls 28! of the' T shaped openings 219, and are thereby carried forwardly. At the same time the helical socket portions 290 of the wire frames are formed around the forward ends of the spindles 235.

It will be noted that a portion of each length of wire remains within the bo-re of its guide spindle 2 35 while its helical socket portion is being formed. i

18 to 22 each complete candleholder 281 is indicated to comprise the wire frame 288, as already described, having the helical socket portion 290 and the shank 29 Around the helical socket portion 290, is indicated the bud of a fiower293 comprising the inner wind- 7 windings 294 and 295 adhere to each other and the petals 296 adhere tothe said windings. The

windings adhere to the socket portion 290 and the lower ends of the petals 296 adhere to the shank 29l. 7

Referring to Figs. 1, .3, 9 to 13, the flower forming device of the apparatus is designated in its The'forming device 300 comprises the supporting frame 30l having the row of journal bearings 302 and therow of journal bearings 303. In each pair of bearings of said rows are journaled the spindles 304.' Each of the spindles 304 has provided therefor'an expansion support. Each expansion support con-.

sists of the fixed tapered semi-cylindrical por tion 308 which is a continuation of the spindle 304. A second tapered and movable semi-cylindrical portion indicated at 309. is normally spaced from the portion 308-. A plate spring 3l0 has one end fastened to the spindle 304 and. its other end is fastened to the portion 309. By virtue of the construction just described, the portion 309 is in movable relation to the portion 308, and thereby plementary journal bearings M8 and 319 are integral with the forming device 3.00, and have jour naledtherein the shaft 320. On the shaft 320 is fastened the driving gear 32 I, which meshes with A spur gear- 322 is also fastened to the shaft 320. A pair of journal bearings 321 extend-from the platform 25. A shaft 328 is journaled in the journal bearings 321 and has fastened thereto the flange roller 329. A rack bar 330. is interposed between the roller 329 and the gear 322 with which latter it is in mesh. Means not shown are provided for reciprocating the rack bar 330. On the shaft 329. is, fastened a third gear 33l. A journal bracket 335 extends from the platform 25 and has fastened therein the studs 336 and 331. An idler gear 338 is supported on the stud 336 and an idler gear 339 in mesh with the gear 338 is supported on the stud 331. A driven gear. 340 is fastened toone of the.

4o the shaft 315 and has connected thereto a link 318 which latter is moved by means not shown,

An inlet .valve plate 386 having the openings 381,

' with the gear 342.

341 are integral with the forming device 388, and

spindles .384 andis inmesh with the idler gear 338.. An idler gear 342 on one ofv the spindles 384,;isin mesh with the gear 348. A driven gear .343 fastened to one of the spindles 384, is in mesh A pair of journal brackets have journaled therein the shaft 348. An arm 349 has one end fastened to the shaft 348. A.

link 358 is pivoted to the upper end of the arm 349. and rocks the latter, by means not shown. A plate 35I is fastened to the shaft348. Ad-

xjusting screws 352 with look .nuts extend from 7 288 is fastened a multiplecylinder housing indicated inits entirety by the numeral 355. The housing. 355' in this instance is 'shownwith the four cylindrical chambers 356. Conduits 358 having'the walls 359 extend from the housing 355.

"Each conduit 358 joins with a cylindrical chamher 368 having the wall 36L :In each of the chambers 356 is indicated the piston 362 having the packings 363. A threaded piston rod 366 extends from each piston 362 and is provided with the nuts 366a to adjust the packings 363. A cross head 361 connects the upper ends of the piston rods 366. Lock nuts 368 uonthe piston'rods 366 vcoact with the cross head 36,1. The lock nuts368 may bear against the upper and lower faces of the cross head 361 or may bespaced therefrom, to vary the strokes 'of'the pistons 362. A pair of slides 31| extend from the cross head 361. A bracket 312 extends from each of the slides 31|. A link'313 for each bracket 312 has its upper end pivoted thereto. A shaft 315 is journaled in the side walls 2| 1. Levers316 connect the'shaft 315 and the lower ends of the links 313. An arm 311 extends from to reciprocate the pistons 362. The cylinder housing 355 atits lower end is provided with the inlet openings 382 and the outlet openings 383.

and an outlet valve plate 388 having the openings 389, are slidably positioned in the housing '355. A spacing block 398 see Fig. 1 having the projection 39| connects the valve plates 386 and 388. A link 392 extends from the projection 39l,

to reciprocate said valve plates. A support 393 having the opening 394 is supported upon the 7 Walls 359; A slide plate 396 bears against thesupport 393 and has extending therefrom the pin 391 which extends through the opening 394. A combined swivel and sliding block 483 is supported on the pin 391. A lever 484, see Fig.1 has [one end supported on the block 483, and the other end of the lever .484 is pivoted'to the link 485,

which is moved by means not shown.

To the upper end of the slide plate 396 issecured the guide angle 481 having a plurality of openings 488.

Referring particularly to Figs. 3, and 16, a

cross head 4|8 having a plurality of cup shaped openings 4| I is fastened to the slide plate 396.

An opening M2 is shown at the lower end of each cup shaped opening 4| 4|3. A pin M1 in the slide 4|3 extends through ..the opening4|6-and has joumaled thereon the roller 8. An operating handle 422 has an opening 423 at its upper end in which the roller 4| 8 actuates.

The lower end of the handle 4221s pivoted to the extension 424 of the support 393. Straps 425 extending from the cross head 4| 8 support the slide 3.

A piston 428 reciprocates in each cylindrical chamber 368 and is provided with the packings 429.. A threaded piston rod 432 extends from the upper end of each piston 428. Nuts 432a on the piston rod 432 are provided to adjust the packing 429. A sleeve 433 encircles each piston rod 432 and has integral therewith adjacent to its lower end the flange434.

A helical spring 438 encircles each sleeve 433 and its lower end bears against the bottom wall of the cup shaped opening 4| A sleeve 448 encircles the piston rod 432 and is indicated with a hexagonal nut MI and the flange 442, which bears on the top end of the spring 438.

Referring to Figs. 3, 15 and 16, it will be noted that when the adjusting slide 4|3 is positioned with its openings 4|4 coaxial with the sleeves 433, the latter can pass through said openings when the'slide plate 396 reciprocates and the piston rods 433 remain stationary. When the slide plate 3 is moved so that its contracted openings 4|5 are in line with the flanges 434 of the sleeves 433 and the slide plate 396 reciprocates,

then the piston rods 432 are also reciprocated.

A flexible piston rod 445 extends from the lower end of each piston 428. To the lower end of the piston rod 445 is detachably connected the sleeve 446, having the lower wall 411 with an opening. Openings 448 are made in the cylindrical wall of the sleeve 446. A valve rod 458 having a head extends from the sleeve 446 and at the bottom end of the valve rod 458 is indicated the spherical check valve 45|.

Referring particularly to Figs. 3 and 14, to the lower end of each wall 36| isdetachably connected a flexible conduit 452 by means of a clamp 453. A helical spring 454 encircles the conduit 452 between the clamps 453 and 455 to which latter it is fastened. The clamp 455 at the lower end of the conduit 453 clamps the metallic sleeve 456 thereto.

The sleeve 456 is shown with the lower curved wall 451, having the discharge port and seat 458 for the valve 45|. I

A detachable discharge nozzle 462 has its upper end connected to the sleeve 456. The said nozzle has the elliptical discharge opening 463 at its lower end. The nozzle 462 is shown with the curved wall 464 and the reversed curved wall 465, to direct the discharge of the icing therefrom and to lead the said icing to the helical socket portion 298 and the shank 29| of the frame of the candle holder.

A clamp 468 engages the upper portion of each sleeve 456 and has integral therewith the vertical member 469. A swivel is indicated at 418, which surrounds the lower extension of each wall 36| and a universal joint 414 is interposed between the elements 469 and 418. A pin 415 has its lower end fastened to each swivel 418. To the upper end of each pin 415 is fastened the supporting swivel 418 which latter surrounds the upper extension of the wall 36|. An operating bar 488, see Figs. 1, 3 and 8, is indicated with a plurality of openings 48| which encircle the pins 415. A link 482 has one end pivoted to the bar 488 and is reciprocated by means not shown. Ball'and socket. joints areeach indicated: having the inner member 483 which jen-.

circles the sleeve 455. The outer portion of each joint consists of the angle support having the members 485, and 486. To the member 485 is bolted the top plate 481. From the member 486 extends a pair of pins 488 which are journalecl to the upper hubs of the levers 489.

A lower hub of one of the levers 489 is fastened to the shaft 492, which is journaled in the hubs 493, of the slide 498. The lower hub 'of the other lever 489 is swiveled to the stud 491 extending from the hub 498 of the slide 496. The slide 498 is guided in the housing 599 and the latter is fastened to the supporting frame 39!. 592 is fastened to the shaft 492 and from its upper end extends a pin 593 for the roller 594. A pair of projections 596 extend from the housing 599 and slidably support the reciprocating slide bar 591 having the openings 598. A pair of angular shaped guide plates 599 extend from the lower face of the slide bar 591 and contact with the roller 594. Guide plates 5) are fastened to the projections 595 for the slide bar 591. A link 512 is pivoted to the slide bar 591 to reciprocate the same by means not shown.

A link 5|! is pivoted to the slide 498 to reciprocate the latter by means not shown.

Referring particularly to Fig. 3, after the frames 288 have been formed with their helical socket portions 299, they are supported on the guide spindles 235. Next the slide plate 215 moves in the direction of the arrow A, Fig. 3, and the helical socket portions 299 in the housings 211 are located around the forward ends of the spindles 394. Before the portions299 are located around 7 the spindles 304, the screws 352 by virtue of the to form another lot of wire frames 288.

icings are discharged from the nozzles 452 as swing of the plate 35l, locate the screws352 to bear against the movable cylindrical portions 399 to reduce the outer diameters of the portions 398 and 399 to freely receive the helical socket portions'299. g

The screws 352 now separate from guide spindles 394, and the spindles 394 tightly support the helical socket portions 299 of the frames 288, by reason of the separation of the portions 399 from the portions 398, resulting from the tension of the springs 3). The slide plate 215 now moves in a direction opposite to the arrow A, the frames 288 remaining on the spindles 394 and the foregoing steps are repeated The follows:

' The icings are located in the reservoir 299 and portions of the same are drawn from the said reservoir by the upward movements of the pistons 352, by means not shown.

It is to be understood that the of the valve plate 389 are in their open position and that the openings 389 of the valve plate 388 are in their closed position at this instant. At the end of the upstroke of the pistons 362, the valve plate 385 is positioned with its openings in their closed position and the valve plate 388 is positioned with its openings in their open position. The pistons 352 are now moved downwardly and from their upper positions and the icings are forced into the conduits 359 and from An arm' openings 381 It will be noted that the upwardmovement of 'theslide plate 396 causesthe pistons 428 to moveupwardly,

and by this means each spherical checkvalve 451 is closed on its seat, the tension of the springs 438 securing tight locking contact of the valves 451 01111311611 seats.

The pistons 428 now move downwardly and the icings in the cylindrical chambers 369 automatically open the check valves 45L and the'latter descend intothe discharge nozzles 462 to the position shown in Fig. 7. Next the icings enter the nozzles 462 and are discharged from the same throughthe openings 453 in the form .of ribbons elliptical in cross-section.

It will be noted that the icings thatv accumudischarge nozzles 462 are positionedwith their discharge ,ope'nings483 adjacent to and over the helical socket portions 299 as indicated'at a,

Fig. 23, by means of the movements of the slide 496 and the, angle supports having the members 485 and 486 in the direction of the arrow B, Fig. 1. The pistons 428 now begin their downward strokes. The spindles 394 now turn to rotate'the frames 388 to begin forming the inner windings 294 from the ribbons discharged from the openings 453. a direction opposite the arrow B, Fig. l, and at the same time the slide bar 591 moves in the direction of the arrow C, to locate the discharge openings 493 in the position indicated at b, Fig. 23. Y

The discharge nozzles 462 are partially turned on their vertical axes, by means of the operating bar 489, and each discharge nozzle 462 takes the position indicated at c,.Fig. 23. While the frames 288 are still being rotated the slide bar 591 positions the nozzles 462 with their openings 453, as indicated at d, Figs. 23 and 24. The

second or outer winding 295 of the buds of the flowers are now formed over the inner windings 294, ,by the continuation of the rotation of the frames. 288 and the descent of the pistons 428. After the second windings 295 are completed the slide bar 591 with its coacting elements locate the discharge nozzles 4.52 with their openings 453 to the positions shown at 'e, Fig. 24. Next the nozzles 492" are reciprocated in directions making angles with. the shanks 29'! of' the frames 288, as indicated at e to f, Fig. 24. The said reciprocations of the nozzles 452 result from the reciprocationsiof the slide 499 and the coacting of its adjacent elements, and the movements of the slide bar 591 with its coacting elements. I The combination .of the movements for each double reciprocation of the nozzles 452 causes the discharge openings 453 to take an elliptical path, by which the petals 296 are made.

nozzles 4.62, the petals 295 are positioned relatively to each other as plainly shown in Fig. 22, with the end a: on one petal overlapping the end 11 of the adjacent petal as shown.

Before'the last petal of each flower is finished the slide bar 591 moves the nozzles 452 with their Next the slide 496 moves in.

By means 'of-the just before described movement of the v Next the nozzles-462 with their openings 463 move in close proximity over the shanks 281, as indicated at 9, Fig. 24, and positions said openings as indicated at h, Fig. 25, thereby carrying 5 and brushing off the remaining portions of the cut offgribbons of icing at the shanks' 28l to complete the flower of each holder,

The nozzles462 are now moved to the position as indicated at i, Fig. 25, by means of the slide l9 jbar 501 and its coacting elements, and at the same time the operating bar 480 rnoves in a vdirection opposite the arrow, D, Fig. 8, toposition -the openings 463 ofthe nozzles 462 parallel to the shanks 29!, as indicated at i. V I

I This is for the purpose of clearing pairs of "finished candleholders 281 from the discharge 'nozzles 462, p

To-the lower face of the main platform 25 of ;the apparatus see Figs. 2, 2a., and 3 is fastened the journal bracket 525 adjacent to the openings 525a. in said platform. In the bracket 525 is :journaled the oscillating shaft 526. The longitudinal axis of the shaft 526 is in a vertical plane indicated by the line-2b, 2b,of Fig. 1. To the ,shaft'526is fastened a swinging frame designated gingits entirety by thenumeral 528. Theframe .528 comprises the pair of hubs 529 and from u,each1 of the latter extends an arm 530, which are connected' by therib 53I. springs are 1 9 shoyvn;feachhaving the vertical leg 532 and the" gihorizontal leg 533- The legs 533 are supported rupon: the rib 53l and have bearing thereon the plate 534, which latter is detachably connected gto-the 'rib 53l. Onthe arms530 is slidably supported the reciprocating angle shaped sliding bar 538, havingthe vertical leg 538 and the hori- 1zontal'leg540. In the leg 539 are shown openings 542 andin the horizontal leg 540 are indicated-the slotted openings 543. From the slid- 401ingbar-538 extendsthe pivot 544, on which is journaled the roller 545. An angle slide548 has its; vertical leg 54!! hearing against 'one end of .theroller 545, Plates 550 are fastened to the 530, to hold the-;-sliding bar 538 in place. 451'10 thearms 530 and the rib 53l is fastened the :therewith; To eachextension 553 is fastened a gripping jaw 554. The upper end of each jaw contains the -V ;shaped grippingmember 555.

BO Each of the members 555 has indicated therein the V shaped seat 566. j o v When the candle holders 281 have been-completed the gripper frame 528 grips the shank's28l of saidcandleholders 281, which latter are posiv dlitioned on thes'pindles304f The'gripping. is acicomplished by the verticalspring legs. 532 and [their Zcoactingelements. The legs .,532 bear against the shanks-29l of the frames 288, and the latter bear against the seats 556 of the V shaped gripping members 555. y

,; The gripping of the shanks 29f of the candle I holders is accomplished as follows: The angle slide;548 moves in thefdirection of the arrow,

-Fig. 2ar and its verticalleg 548 bears againstthe V 65 f roller 545, which movesthe angleshaped sliding 101556 of the jaws, Next the movable portions 308 l of the spindles 304 approach the portions 308, by 'meanseof the'screws 352 and-their coactingelej ments,yand the socket portions 290 of the frames --288;arereleased. After the portions 290 are re- 5 Q? ;1eased.: the-gripp r v, m e 5 w t i r pped candleholders swings downwardly to a horizontal position to locate the candleholders in vertical positions to locate them in supports not shown. When the apparatus is not in operation troughs 100, Fig.3, containing water are positioned below the discharge nozzles 462, to prevent the hardening of the plastic material in the discharge openings 463. Various modifications may be made in the invention and the present exemplification is to be takenas illustrative and not limitative thereof. 7

with said socket portions on said expansion supports, means to remove said element from said supports to clamp the socket portions thereon,

and means to remove saidhousings from said socket portions. 2.- In an appaartus of the character described the combination of a reservoir, having an openingin one of its walls a cover hinged to the res- ;ervoir, a moist absorbent sheet of material fastened to the inner face of said cover, a multiple cylinder housing fastened to said reservoir, coacting; with its opening and having a plurality of cylindrical chambers,a piston in each of said chambers, means to reciprocate said pistons, an inlet valve plate withopenings and an outlet valve plate with openings for said chambers,

'means toreciprocate said valve plates, a conduit extending from the lower end of each cylindrical chamber, a cylindrical chamber at the other end of each conduit, a piston in each of the latter cylindrical chambers, a discharge nozzle for each of the latter cylindrical chambers, and a detach ,able trough containing Water under each nozzle. late 1552 having, the extensions 553 integral 3. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a reservoir for a material to be operated upon, a multiple cylinder housing ex- ,tending from said reservoir having a plurality of cylindrical chambers, a piston in each of said chambers, a'threaded piston rod extending from Q each; piston, a cross-head connected to the upper ends of the threaded piston rods, means to reciprocate the crosshead, adjustable lock nuts on each piston rod on opposite sides of thecrosshead and adapted to be spaced therefrom to vary the strokes of the pistons, an inlet valve plate 4. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a reciprocating slide plate, a plurality of cylinders adjacent to the slide plate, a crosshead extending from the slide plate, a piston 'in each cylinder, a piston rod for each piston actuated by the crosshead, a discharge nozzle for each cylinder and means coacting with the crosshead to hold the piston rods stationary during the reciprocations of the crossheads.

5. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a reciprocating slide plate, a guide angle having openings, at the upper end of the slide plate, a crosshead having a plurality of cup shaped openings spaced from the guide angle, an adiusting slide bearing up against said crosshead, said adjusting slide having a plurality of cylindrical openings connected by contracted openings, means to reciprocate the adjusting slide, a plurality of cylinders below the crosshead, a piston in each cylinder, a threaded piston rod for each piston extending through the guide angle, crosshead and adjusting slide, a sleeve having a flange at its lower end in threaded engagement with the upper end of each threaded piston rod, a second sleeve in threaded engagement with the piston rod and having a projecting flange at its lower end and below the other sleeve thereof, a helical spring encircling each piston rod with its upper end bearing against the flange of the sleeve at the upper end of the piston rod and its lower end bearing against the lower wall of its cup shaped opening to automatically raise the pistons.

6. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a reservoir, a multiple cylinder housing having cylindrical chambers extending from the reservoir, and coacting with an opening therein, a plurality of reciprocating pistons in the chambers, a conduit extending from each chamber, a support extending up from the walls of the conduits, a reciprocating slide plate guided on said support, a guide angle having openings at the upper end of the slide plate, a crosshead having a plurality of cup shaped openings spaced from the guide angle and fastened to the slide plate, an adjusting slide bearing up against said crosshead, said adjusting slide having a plurality of cylindrical openings connected by contracted openings, means to reciprocate the adjusting slide, a cylinder extending from each conduit, a piston in each. of the latter cylinders, a threaded piston rod for each of the latter pistons extending through the guide angle, crosshead and slide-plate, a sleeve having a flange at its lower end and a nut at-its upper end in threaded engagement with the upper end of each threaded piston rod, a second sleeve in threaded engagement with each threaded piston rod having a projecting flange at its lower end below the other sleeves thereof, the flanges of the latter sleeve adapted to reciprocate through the cylindrical openings of the adjusting slide and stopped when in line with its contracted openings, a helical spring encircling each threaded piston rod with its upper end bearing against the flange at the upper end of'the threaded piston rod and its lower end bearing against the lower wall of the cup shaped opening and a discharge nozzle for each of the latter cylinders.

'7. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a pis ton in each cylinder, means to reciprocate the pistons, a flexible piston rod extending from each piston, a check valve slidably connected to the lower end of each flexible piston rod, a sleeve in flexible relation to each cylinder, a discharge port and seat in each of said sleeves for each check valve, a curved discharge nozzle for each of the sleeves to direct the flow of material passing there-' through and means to simultaneously position each discharge nozzle in different angular positions relatively to its longitudinal axis.

8. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a plurality of cylinder, a piston in each cylinder, means to reciprocate the pistons, a flexible piston rod extending from each piston, a check valve slidably connected to the lower end of each flexible piston rod, a flexible conduit having its upper end connected to the lower end of each cylinder, a metallic sleeve having its upper end clamped'to thelower end of each flexible conduit, a discharge port and seat at the lower end of each metallic sleeve for said spherical check valves, a discharge nozzle having a discharge opening at the lower end of each metallic sleeve, and means to simultaneously swing each flexible conduit to locate the discharge openings of the discharge nozzles in different radial positions relatively to their longitudinal axes.

9. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a pistonin each cylinder, a piston rodextending from the upper end of each piston, means to rea sleeve having a bottom wall and openings in its cylindrical wall depending from each flexible piston, a valve rod having a head extending through the bottom wall of each sleeve, a spherical check valve at the lower end of each valve rod, a flexible conduit having its upper end encircling the lower end of each cylinder, a metallic sleeve having its upper end connected to each flexible conduit, a discharge port and seat at the lower end of each metallic sleeve for said spherical check valves, a clamp encircling the upper end of each flexible conduit, a clamp encircling the lower end of each flexible conduit to connect its metallic sleeve thereto, a spring encircling each flexible conduit having its ends connected to the said clamps, a discharge nozzle extending from the lower end of the metallic sleeve, a second clamp at the upper end of the metallic sleeve, a vertical member extending upwardly from the latterclamp, a 35 pin supported in the upper end of said vertical member, a link having one end supported on the pin, a swivel above the upper end of the link and rotatively supported on the lower end of each cylinder, a pin connecting the swivel and the upper. end of the link, avertical pin extending from each swivel and a supporting swivel fastened to the upper end of each vertical pin and rotat1vely connected to the upper end of each cylinder,

means connected to said vertical pins to simultaneously swing the swivel and vertical pins and thereby simultaneously swing said flexible conduits with their metallic sleeves and discharge nozzles.

10. In an apparatus of the character described 3 the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a reciprocating piston in each cylinder, a sleeve in flexible relation with each cylinder, a discharge nozzle extending from each sleeve,a support ad acent to the sleeves, a ball and socket joint interposed between the sleeve and said support, a pair the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a reciprocating piston in each cylinder, a sleeve; in flexible relation with each cylinder, a discharge nozzle extending from each sleeve, an angle support adjacent to the sleeves, a ball and socket" joint interposed between the sleeves and said angle support, a pair of pins fastened to the angle support, the upper ends of levers journaled to said pins, a supporting frame adjacent to said cylinders, a housing fastened to said frame, a slide guided in the housing, means to reciprocate the slide, hubs extending from the slide, a shaft journaled in said hubs, the lower hub of one of said levers fastened-to said shaft, a hub extending from said slide, a stud extending from said hub,"

,ciprocate the piston rods with their pistons,-a a flexible piston rod depending from each piston,

"the lowerend of the other lever swiveled on said stud,'an arm fastened tothe shaft, a pin at the upper end of the arm, a roller journaled on the latter pin, projections extending from the housing, a reciprocating slide bar supported on the projections, angle shaped guide plates extending from the lower face of the latter slide bar, said angle plates contacting with said roller, and a link j pivoted to the latter slide bar to reciprocate the same.

12. In an apparatus of the character described,

the combination of a reservoir having an opening in one of its Walls, a multiple cylinder housing fastened'to said reservoir coacting with its opening and having a plurality of cylindrical chambers, a piston in each of said chambers, means to reciprocate said pistons, controlled inlets and outlets for said chambersa conduit extending from the lower end of each cylindrical chamber, a cylindrical chamber at the other end of each conduit, a

piston in each of the latter cylindrical chambers, means to reciprocate the latter pistons, a sleeve having a discharge port and seat at its lower end, a check valve in each sleeve coacting with its discharge port and seat, and a nozzle extending from each sleeve, the pistons of the multiple cylinder housing when descending producing an 5 I tending from the upper end of the piston actuated by the cross head, a flexible piston rod extending from the lower end of the piston; a flexible connection extending from said cylindrical chamber, a sleeve supported atv the lower end of the flexible connection and having a discharge port, a check valve for said port in suspended relation with said flexible piston rod and a discharge nozzle extend- 20 ing from said sleeve.

LEO WEISS. 

